How to choose the right Agent

It is possible to sell your property privately, but there are significant risks attached. For most people, selling a home is the biggest and most important transaction they will ever make and most of us will only do it once every 7 years on average.

Using professionals for each part of the process will provide you with expert knowledge and the right legal protection. Selling your home can be an emotional experience and having a professional to guide you will ensure you make the best of the opportunity. Making a mistake could be expensive and time-consuming.

As a private seller you would be responsible for the process from beginning to end including:

• Setting the price
• Marketing
• Arranging viewings
• Negotiating the offers
• Progressing the sale through solicitors and conveyancers.

Reaching as wide a market as possible can be challenging as a private seller, as you will only have one product available, your catchment of buyers could be small. Private sale marketing websites generally have insufficient stock to attract a decent volume of buyers.

It’s always worth remembering that Rightmove is a professional services portal and does not accept property advertisements directly from private sellers or private landlords.